くれぐれも

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

adverb

sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly

usually written using kana alone

Used to emphasize a heartfelt request, warning, or expression of concern. Often appears in polite requests or when urging someone to take care.

くれぐれもお体からだに気きをつけてください。
Please take good care of yourself.

くれぐれも無む理りをなさらないように。

Please don't overdo it, I sincerely mean it.

2

adverb

repeatedly; over and over; again and again

usually written using kana alone

Rare, somewhat archaic use meaning 'repeatedly' or 'over and over'. In modern Japanese, the first sense (sincere request) is overwhelmingly more common.

昔むかしの手て紙がみでは「くれぐれも申もうし上あげます」と繰くり返かえしの意い味みで使つかわれることがあった。
In old letters, くれぐれも was sometimes used to mean 'repeatedly' as in 'I say again and again'.